AIDS & HIV

What is AIDS? It’s a sexual transmitted disease which has spread all over the world There is no cure that could heal the infected people It has killed millions of people so far, that’s why it is also called the black death.

History of AIDS

What does the name mean? Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

What is HIV? HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and subsequently leads to AIDS. ’’crossed over’’ into human population from a particular species of chimpanzee

How long does it take for HIV to become AIDS? The average time is 8 – 11 years Medical treatments can slow down the rate at which HIV weakens the immune system

What happens with HIV inside our body? HIV is a retrovirus Activities that allow HIV transmission are: unprotected sexual contacts direct blood contact with the infected person injection of drug needles blood transfusions mother to a baby

You can’t get AIDS from: kissing, tears, shaking hands, hugging, using a toilet, sneezing, coughing, urine, sweat …

The biggest problem with AIDS The fact you can’t really know that you have it until it’s too late Infected people are more vulnerable and exposed to other diseases.

Statistics: 36,1 million people living with AIDS AIDS has killed 21,8 million people In Slovenia we have more than 200 known cases of AIDS

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